Thursday, July 26, 2012

Newburgh, NY: Newburgh man killed girlfriend, police say

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – A 20-year-old Newburgh woman is dead and her boyfriend has been charged with killing her.

Newburgh City Police are calling it a domestic homicide that occurred around 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

When police arrived at the scene at 68 West St., they found Alexis Harris dead inside. The cause of death has not been released by police pending an autopsy, but investigators said there were signs of a fight at the crime scene.

Police charged Harris’ boyfriend, Yannick Evina-Ze, 30, of the same address, with second-degree murder.

The investigation is continuing, police said.

No comments: